Chapter 276: Chapter 276: Time to Tell a Story

The three men exchanged glances after hearing Xu Ke’s words.

"Calling the manager will definitely get us punished. We can’t call the manager."

"Exactly, if the manager finds out what we’ve done, we can kiss this job goodbye. Anyway, there are only three of them, and two are women. No matter what, we have to make them pay up. Once they bring the money, we’ll sweep up the shards and say the items were sold. Promotion and a raise are inevitable then." As he spoke, the leftmost clerk’s eyes glowed with greed, determined to fleece these three people.

The three quietly communicated their intentions. Upon realizing their goals were aligned, they all targeted Xu Ke and his group.

"I know why you want to call our manager. I’m telling you, it’s impossible. Today, if you don’t pay, you won’t walk out of here. Let’s see who has more time to waste," boasted the man in the middle, his face brimming with petty arrogance.

"Ha, you dare threaten me? I’ve swallowed a lot in my life, but I’ll never swallow threats," Lin Mengyao declared while digging out her phone from her bag, her face full of rage as she prepared to make a call.

The three clerks opposite saw Lin Mengyao’s fierce demeanor and panicked.

middle reacted first, realizing Lin Mengyao’s intention. He shouted loudly and lunged at Lin Mengyao to snatch the phone, prompting

she saw the three of them charging at her with menacing faces. Her blood ran cold. Bai Ru, having never seen such scenes, reacted

she was petrified as she stood before Lin Mengyao, closing her eyes and

third second, a man’s sharp scream pierced the air. Bai Ru opened her eyes to see the face of the

entire arm twisted nearly 180 degrees and lifted up by Xu Ke. The clerk on the left fared slightly

clerk on the right. Under Xu Ke’s foot, his cheek pressed against sharp crystal fragments, a single exertion from Xu Ke, and his face would

held by Xu


call connected. Xu Ke tightened his grip, making the man scream, "Stop staring at me; focus on the call." Xu Ke said indulgently to Lin

the emergency call, were immediately alert upon hearing the screams from the other end. "What happened over there? Is there an assailant? How many are there, what weapons do they have, and

by Xu Ke’s voice. She felt both safe and warm, despite the urgency of the questions. She responded swiftly, her tone calm and

her daze, looking at Xu Ke and Lin Mengyao with admiration. Though she had studied abroad, she was always protected by a family-hired bodyguard, never witnessing such confrontations firsthand.

of excitement and admiration. Xu Ke and Lin Mengyao, with one handling the frontlines and the other managing the aftermath, could only be described as "cool"

after coordinating with the officer, shifting her gaze to Bai Ru. "I really appreciated what you did earlier. From now on, I’m officially declaring you

smiled, her eyes exuding warm

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